Grant@Funco

19 hours ago, Grease Monkey said:

@Grant@Funco What does SSE stand for? Any history you can provide on this era and the workings of Funco back then?

That was a few days ago and I'm old  So not sure what the SSE stood for. Lets just say SUPER SANO ECONOMY.

I can tell you why my Dad called them when we did them with Coils.

LEBEC 

L. Like 

E. Every

B. Body

E. Else's

C. Car 

That is a gen 3 based car and I don't recall ever upgrading it from coils to Air Bags. Looks to be in excellent condition and original. 

Nice purchase , I looked it over at Regatta 

Built that car for a gentlemen named Sanjay  a really nice guy. At the same time we did his buddy Mike Arnold that used to post here as Sandy Priaprism.  

Camping was packed 

Dunes were  beat up but pretty quiet for us 

Time to pile on with the pile up jokes , I can take 

I preach the Christopher Columbus rule to all my customers especially the new ones 

 If you can’t see over the other side assume the earth ends!
 

 Obviously I’m not much of a rule follower 

7 hours ago, MWB said:

Glamis CSI Says: Looks like the lead guy lost a front tire at the bottom of the drop , guy's 2 and 3 got it slowed down in time to really do a lot of damage but guy #4 was heading downhill when he locked up the brakes and went over.

 

In the big scheme of things that isn't a pile up it's a they run fast and close and everybody was on point and got stopped before it got expensive , just one guy had a little to much air under his tires when he got on the binderspretty much this 

I typically lead our group and I pretty much drive up on the wheel as hard as I can go. And yes we do follow close. -Ironically we had just taken a break and were just planning on cruising over to see someone at pad 3.  I just plain ass mis read this rise as a roller and lawn darted it off a 16 to to 20 footer, no brakes no nothing no radio call just a sudden stop at the bottom. We were defiantly  a little tighter then at full speed so #2 called it on radio on his way to kissing my ass which caves  in my  exhaust. His son in #3 got it wooed up without hitting his dad. #4 did not have his radio on our channel cam over to a surprise tossed it sideways to avoid but clipped #3 and flipped  it on it’s lid.  

 

called one of my shop kids and said bring me some parts and you’ve got a free ride the rest of the weekend.  Had it back together by 10 am Saturday and burned another drum of fuel. 

Question is : Did I run out of talent or did  the shop need some service work 
 

ATTA BOY !!   Dream Coach for my wife and I 

Need to sell some more SANDBUGS now . Waiting for your call LOL 

My thoughts 

love the Newmar product for sure 

drop it back a notch to a London aire and use the balance for a gtu 2 seater 👋👋

Hi Doug 

Thanks to anybody that stopped by and said hi, apologize if I missed you. Was a little busy most of the time

Good news it seems the economy is ok so a special thanks to those that left money 

Really glad to finally meet the CHEFF and his gorgeous bride 

3 hours ago, Sean@Weddle said:

New cars under $100k and financing. 

Does that mean transaxle prices are coming down lol 

We will be there 

Same time 

Same building 

Same spot 

Same overpriced beer 

Same cars only a little sweeter 

Stop in and say Hi 

Question nobody wants to hear !

Why wouldn't you wear a helmet in a sandcar ? 

Edited to add that I don't want them to tell me I have to wear one , I just  happen to think it's the smart choice. 

FUN FUN STUFF , thanks for posting. Not a whole lot of us left  Early 2000s sand show I think we counted 120 plus sandcar builders. 

Crazy to think how outside the norm the original Big 5 was. I remember spending every weekend in the dunes pulling up to the hill or camps and people laughing their ass off at the look. My reply was ..."I know look how funny it looks , wanna take a ride " Even crazier yet knowing we built 20 Big 5's to every Hustler ! 

We are just trying to come for air after a great Regatta event so I thought I would post up some pictures.

First want to thank all the Customers that braved the insanely sketchy weather and coming out. I'm guessing we must be right with the Sand Goods, the weather cooperated just enough to get the organized events off. 

Need to thank some people :

BLM for working with us for close to a year to pull of a fully permitted GECKO ROAD event 

Our partners /suppliers for fully supporting us with great giveaways 

@funco4lizzleand family for always stepping up and doing the Ladies Run Champagne stop 

Our Funco Family Dune/Camp group...always there for whatever. 

This years Ladies run was the best yet 28 cars ,nobody stuck,no one stuck or left behind. And everyone smiling. I beleive Mrs @URCLEVER one a special giveaway 

Poker Run was a brutal Dune ride Saturday but most got to all the stops. Superwomen Funco came away with 15 hundred Greenbacks  with a Queens over 10s Full house 

170 Registered cars   130 or so made it out and 115 ish made the group Photo 

We will be stepping it up to another level next year  

The Price of ADMISSION is Steep ...The payoff is  PRICELESS 

Best Trip of the year for us I burned 140 gallons of FOSSIIL FUEL 

Hi lite of my week was having my 12 year old Granddaughter do her first drive thru the dunes in a Can Am. Never ridden a quad and she satarted driving a little last trip of last year. Cement flats to Sunset to Olds to Swingset  back to Cement Flats. Proud Grampa teacking the 4th Generation of FUNCO duners 

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SEEDEVIL FOR THE WIN !!

126 inch   2 or 4 seat the same 

Verizon on cement flats is janky at best ( not a bad thing for me when I am trying to dune and decompress LOL ) 

Wifes AT&T is solid on cemnet flats 

Verizon seems good on the pads when Chad is there testing but thats usually mid week 

Call shop next week.   We can get you taken care of 

2 minutes ago, Cookie said:

Have you been to Havasu lately, people have been eating good.  I was so disappointed in the scenery.

Wait ..I don't remember seeing you in the channel so you must of been admiring my physique from afar 

1 hour ago, cek said:

I’ll be there but I’m not drinking and leaving my money at home. 😉 

I would venture to say I know you better then you know yourself then ! 

1 hour ago, Sean@Weddle said:

Be prepared to see Ron and I quickly walking away as you approach our booth. Please be kind to us.

I know where to find you 

Maybe not as cool of stuff as Speed UTV in our booth 

But I expect all you GD.comers to stop in and say hello to an OG SAND BUG BUILDER 

Of coarse it’s easy for me to say. But fit and comfort  as well as weight are secondary to cost.  
 

Safety rating go without say. 
 

Try on as many as you can.   

33 minutes ago, Funco4JM said:

A little tardy to the party but I have the same wobble in my steering. I called Grant and found that the shaft wears in where the bushings are. So replacing the bushings alone may not fix it. Grant said to pull it apart, clean it all up and put one wrap of electrical tape on the bushing and press it back in. I havent gotten around to do it yet but its on my to do list. 

Correct , If the shaft is not worn we can machine a new bushing 

Just make sure the bushing is not to tight  or it will feel like no powersteering.